Viv was very disappointed with the decision not to continue using the drug

DRAMATIC IMPACT

CANCER patient Viv Ashley has endured a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a cocktail of drugs.

But they all had limited effects compared with the power of Kadcyla. Viv, 47, who was first diagnosed in 2012, said: “It’s been dramatic. I’ve been on it for 20 months and it has put the brakes on the disease spreading. “It has given me the opportunity to spend additional quality time with my family, and create wonderful memories.” Viv, of Great Bromley, Essex, added: “I am so very disappointed by today’s decision. “I have met so many women on my breast ­cancer journey, many of whom may need access to this drug in the future. “I desperately hope this decision can be reversed.”